In between the coats in the closet, she held on to that heart-shaped locket Staring at a family, flawless, but it ain't a pretty picture tonight Mom and daddy just won't stop it, fighting at the drop of a faucet Cuts through the walls, catastrophic, she's caught in the crossfire Puts her hands over her ears, starts talking through the tears She's saying, and she's praying I wish words were like little toy guns, no sting, no hurting no one Just a bang, bang, rolling off your tongue (wish words were like little toy guns) Yeah, no smoke, no bullets, no kick from the trigger when you pull it No pain, no damage done (wish words were like little toy guns) And just a bang, bang, rolling off your tongue (wish words were like little toy guns) Wish there was a white flag waving, or that they were both just faking And it was just a game they were playing, like shoot-'em-up cowboys Leave the plastic pistols in the front yard, throw away the scorecard And just turn off all the noise I wish words were like little toy guns, no sting, no hurting no one Just a bang, bang, rolling off your tongue (wish words were like little toy guns) Yeah, no smoke, no bullets, no kick from the trigger when you pull it No pain, no damage done (wish words were like little toy guns) And just a bang, bang, rolling off your tongue (wish words were like little toy guns) Toy guns Oh, I wish they didn't cut like a knife, I wish they didn't break you inside I wish they didn't bang, bang, make you wanna run Yeah, like little toy guns, no sting, no hurting no one Just a bang, bang, rolling off your tongue (wish words were like little toy guns) Yeah, no smoke, no bullets, no shot from the trigger when you pull it No pain, no damage done (wish words were like little toy guns) And just a bang, bang, rolling off your tongue (wish words were like little toy guns) Toy guns Oh, like little toy guns